Rig Veda 1.89.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 89, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.89
Rishi: Traditional attribution uncertain without Anukramaṇī confirmation for RV 1.89
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods), prominently Maruts
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पृषदश्वा मरुतः पृश्निमातरः शुभंयावानो विदथेषु जग्मयः । अग्निजिह्वा मनवः सूरचक्षसो विश्वे नो देवा अवसा गमन्निह ॥
Transliteration
pṛ́ṣad-aśvā marútaḥ pṛ́śni-mātaraḥ śubhaṃ-yā́vāno vidátheṣu jágmayaḥ | agní-jihvā mánavaḥ sū́ra-cakṣaso víśve no devā́ avásā gamann ihá ||
Translation
斑毛の駿馬を駆るマルトたち、プリシュニを母として生まれ、美しく進み、祭会へと馳せ来たる者たちよ、来たれ。火の舌をもち、太陽の眼をもつマナヴァたちよ――そしてすべての神々よ――加護を携えて、ここわれらのもとへ来たれ。
Word by Word
पृषदश्वाःhaving dappled horses
पृषदश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपृषद्-अश्व (प्रातिपदिक, बहुव्रीहि) < अश्व
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृश्निमातरःwhose mother is Pṛśni
पृश्निमातरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपृश्नि-मातर् (प्रातिपदिक, बहुव्रीहि)
शुभंयावानःgoing splendidly / of auspicious course
शुभंयावानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभं-यावन् (प्रातिपदिक, बहुव्रीहि) < यावन्
विदथेषुin the assemblies/rites
विदथेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
जग्मयःgoing, coming (hither)
जग्मयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootजग्मि (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् का भूत/परिपूर्ण-आधारित विशेषण)
अग्निजिह्वाःhaving Agni as tongue / fire-tongued
अग्निजिह्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्नि-जिह्व (प्रातिपदिक, बहुव्रीहि)
मनवःthe Manus (men/ancestors)
मनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
सूरचक्षसःsun-eyed / having the sun as eye
सूरचक्षसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसूर-चक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक, बहुव्रीहि)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अवसाwith help/protection
अवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गमन्may (they) come
गमन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
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